8th and 9th
Tue and Wed Guildford AS is supporting the National
Trust Clandon Park's Stargazing Live event this year.
There will be two sessions, on Tuesday 8th and Weds 9th
January, from 5pm to 7.30 pm.

September 1st sees the start of the Cody
Astronomical Society's 12/13 season.

The committee of the Cody Astronomical Society welcomes
you all to the 2012/13 season, the 15th in the Society's
history.

And a welcome to all our new members. Our numbers for
last season climbed to the highest ever ( 61)

Subscriptions

Being the beginning of the new season, payment of
subscriptions is now due,

£20. Please pay
your subscriptions ASAP as we can then concentrate on
doing Astronomy.

Please pass subs (Cheques payable to
Cody Astronomical Society)
to myself (address below). Payment of subs can also be
made at our events.

If any of your personal details have changed in the last
year please use the attached 'update form' and
send to me.

Holders of the
'Site Access Pass'
will be required to pay their subs by the 19th
September, so that I can arrange the issue of a new
pass on the 1st October.

The newer members that have paid recently are covered
for the season. I will inform you when to collect your
pass.

A VisitorsPass (Red) will be available
to our New 'Invited' members so they can attend events
happening before their basic clearance has been
completed.

Lectures

This year we plan to have a formal lecture each month
throughout the year, 11 in all. Mostly around the end
of each month.

Our First lecture :-

Month

Date - Day

Speaker

Title

September

25th (Tuesday)

Eric Greaves

Patrick Y. Alexander and his Aldershot
Observatory

We also hope to have a BBQ early in the season
and the Christmas party as usual.

Observing

We will take advantage of any clear nights with suitable
viewing.

Ad-Hoc observing will be notified by email. Notification
of viewing nights will be by email as soon as we have
confidence that it is going to be clear, and possibly
with less than 24hrs notice.

Deep sky.
This season as the Moon is in the evening sky around the
end of the month Observing will take place middle of the
month.

Lunar.
We will have a lunar watch in the spring.

We hope that these evenings will entice those new to
amateur astronomy to come and have a look through the
Zeiss telescope and learn about telescopes and what can
be seen in the night sky.

For seasoned observers, we hope you'll bring along your
own telescopes to give the evenings a real "star party"
feel. We hope to foster a bigger interest in getting out
there and doing observing, rather than just listening to
someone lecturing about it.

We would welcome any member wishing to help by taking an
active role in these observing evenings or even just to
suggest objects they might like to observe.

Membership access to the observatory

We have introduced an 'Induction' process for
everyone attending the observatory.

This is in the form of a document containing all known
Health & Safety aspects relative to our activities at
the Observatory plus other operational information.
Members will be given a briefing and asked to sign that
they have received the briefing.

Members are encouraged to gain 'Key Holder Status'
allowing them total access to the observatory once they
have attended a briefing session. Those attending the
briefing will be given an Observatory Guide. The guide
contains everything observers need to know to operate
the observatory properly and safely. Those wishing to
use the observatory will need to familiarise themselves
with the guide and follow it when using the observatory.
We hope that the improved access to the telescope,
coupled with the Society monthly observing sessions,
will encourage more members to have a go using the
observatory and develop their interest in astronomy.

Basic astronomy

This season our Monthly Basic Astronomy classes (8 or
9 in total) will be tailored to our 'students'
requirements. To receive details of the Basic Astronomy
course please book your place with me. Those booking
early will have the option of choosing the topics for
the course.

Recruitment Stand

Some time in September or October we will have our
recruitment stand in the Concourse of Qinetiq. We will
also be looking for volunteers to man the stand. Even if
it's only for 15 minutes it will help.

Thursday Surgery

I attend the observatory each Thursday from 11:00 to
14:00, this is for members who wish to do day light /
Solar observing, training on the Zeiss Telescope, using
the library etc. And I'm there to help members with any
astronomy-related problems or even just a chat. I also
use the time to maintain the observatory and
telescopes..or even to collect
SUBS.

I am also thinking about setting up an evening
surgery for those can't make the lunchtime session.
If this would be of interest to you please let me know.

Other Activities / Events

The Society is a member of the Southern Area Group of
Astronomy Societies (SAGAS) that have quarterly meetings
and other events, including

SAGAS quarterly meeting 27th October at
the South-downs Planetarium.

Federation of Astronomy Societies (FAS)

Conference in
Cambridge, Saturday 6th
October in Cambridge.

Intech at
Winchester

Star Gazing & Telescope clinic Wednesday 1st December
and 2nd Febuarary. This event is open to the public
and involves us having a stand and helping the
public, showing them how to use their telescopes and
allowing them to look through our telescopes. Also
there is a Planetarium show to end the evening.
Volunteers required. A fun evening.

Society of Popular Astronomy (SPA). Cody Society
is a member and we get the bi monthly magazine which is
held at the observatory for our members. They will be
holding a convention at the Southdowns Planetarium on
the 27th October.

The Society is involved in Outreach training of
Astronomy to :-

Some local Cub & Scout groups and schools.

Intech Science Centre,
Winchester.Volunteers Required to help

26/09/11

Observing Wednesday 28th September - and maybe Thursday 29th
September

It looks as if we will have clear skies for a while from
Wednesday.

If it stays that way I will be at the observatory from
about 19:30.

Please let me know if you are interested in attending.

Further sessions over the weekend may be possible
subject to one of the other keyholders
being available.

We will be using the area adjacent to the Observatory
for the telescopes so please park as indicated
here. Members bringing Telescopes can park beyond the
observatory Green area. Others in the Red areas

As the kerb stones are white lined it is now possible to
approach the Observatory on Fog Lights ONLY.

30/08/11

September 1st
sees the start of the Cody Astronomical Society’s 11/12
season.

The committee of the
Cody Astronomical Society welcomes you all to the
2011/12 season, the 14th in the Society's history.

Subscriptions

Being the beginning
of the new season, payment of subscriptions is now due,
£20. Please pay your subscriptions ASAP as we can
then concentrate on doing Astronomy.

Please pass subs
(Cheques payable to Cody Astronomical Society) to
myself (address below). Payment of subs can also be made
at our events.

If any of your
personal details have changed in the last year please
use the attached 'update form' and send to me.

Holders of the
'Site Access Pass’ will be required to pay their
subs by the 19th September, so that I
can arrange the issue of a new pass on the 1st
October.

The newer members that have paid
recently are covered for the season. I will inform you
when to collect your pass.

A
VisitorsPass (Red) will be available
to our New 'Invited' members so they can attend events
happening before their basic clearance has been
completed.

We are having a Working Weekend. 3rd
– 4th September There are several jobs that
need to be carried out at the Observatory. Including:-
water proofing the roof, PATs testing, Kerbstone marking
and other jobs.

Please let me know if you are
available to help and when.

Lectures

This year we plan to have a formal
lecture each month throughout the year, 11 in all.

Our First lecture :-

Month

Date - Day

Speaker

Title

September

15th
(Thursday)

Paul Money

Images of the Universe Vol 1

We also hope to have a BBQ
early in the season and the Christmas party as
usual.

Observing

We will take advantage of any clear nights with suitable
viewing.

Ad-Hoc observing will be notified
by email. Notification of viewing nights will be by
email as soon as we have confidence that it is going to
be clear, and possibly with less than 24hrs notice.

Deep sky.
This season as the Moon is in the evening sky about the
midle of the month Observing will take place either the
end of the month.

Lunar.
We will have a lunar watch in the spring.

We hope that these evenings will
entice those new to amateur astronomy to come and have a
look through the Zeiss telescope and learn about
telescopes and what can be seen in the night sky.

For seasoned observers, we hope
you'll bring along your own telescopes to give the
evenings a real "star party" feel. We hope to foster a
bigger interest in getting out there and doing
observing, rather than just listening to someone
lecturing about it.

We would welcome any member wishing
to help by taking an active role in these observing
evenings or even just to suggest objects they might like
to observe.

Membership access to the observatory

We have introduced an 'Induction'
process for everyone attending the observatory.

This is in the form of a document
containing all known Health & Safety aspects relative to
our activities at the Observatory plus other operational
information. Members will be given a briefing and asked
to sign that they have received the briefing.

Members are encouraged to gain
'Key Holder Status' allowing them total access to
the observatory once they have attended a briefing
session. Those attending the briefing will be given an
Observatory Guide. The guide contains everything
observers need to know to operate the observatory
properly and safely. Those wishing to use the
observatory will need to familiarise themselves with the
guide and follow it when using the observatory. We hope
that the improved access to the telescope, coupled with
the Society monthly observing sessions, will encourage
more members to have a go using the observatory and
develop their interest in astronomy.

Basic astronomy

This season our Monthly Basic
Astronomy classes (8 in total) will be tailored to our
'students' requirements. To receive details of the Basic
Astronomy course please book your place with me. Those
booking early will have the option of choosing the
topics for the course.

Recruitment Stand

Wednesday October 5th we
will have our recruitment stand in the Concourse of
Qinetiq. We will also be looking for volunteers to man
the stand. Even if it's only for 15 minutes it will
help.

Thursday Surgery

I attend the observatory each
Thursday from 11:00 to 14:00, this is for members who
wish to do day light / Solar observing, training on the
Zeiss Telescope, using the library etc. And I'm there to
help members with any

astronomy-related problems or even just a chat. I also
use the time to maintain the observatory and
telescopes……or even to collect SUBS.

I am also thinking about setting up
an evening surgery for those can't make the
lunchtime session. If this would be of interest to you
please let me know.

Other Activities / Events

The Society is a member of the
Southern Area Group of Astronomy Societies (SAGAS) that
have quarterly meetings and other events, including

SAGAS
quarterly meeting 8th October at the
South-downs Planetarium.

Federation of Astronomy Societies (FAS)

Conference in
Cambridge, Saturday 15th
October.

Intech at
Winchester

Telescope clinic
Wednesday November 30th
This event is open to the public and involves us
having a stand and helping the public, showing them
how to use their telescopes. Also there is a
Planetarium show to end the evening. Volunteers required.
A fun evening.

Society of Popular Astronomy
(SPA). Cody Society is a member and we get the bi
monthly magazine which is held at the observatory for
our members.

Holders of the
'Site Access Pass'
will be required to pay their subs by the 19th September, so
that I can arrange the issue of a new pass on the 1st October.

A VisitorsPass (Red) will be available
to our New 'Invited' members so they can attend events happening before their
basic clearance has been completed.

I will be contacting New Invited membership applicants in due course.

Lectures

This year we plan to have a formal lecture each month throughout the year, 11 in
all.

The lectures that have been booked so far are :-

Month

Date - Day

Speaker

Title

September

21st (Tue)

James Fradgley

Orbital Oddities

October

19th - 21st

November

16th - 18th

December

21st (Tue)

Nick Szymanek

Using the Faulkes
Telescope

We also hope to have a BBQ early in the season and the Christmas party
as usual.

Observing
We will take advantage of any clear nights with suitable viewing.

Ad-Hoc observing will be notified by email. Notification of viewing nights will
be by email as soon as we have confidence that it is going to be clear, and
possibly with less than 24hrs notice.

Deep sky.
This season as the Moon is in the evening sky about the 2nd or 3rd
week of the month Observing will take place either the end of the month, or
beginning of the following month.

Lunar.
We will have a lunar watch in the spring.

We hope that these evenings will entice those new to amateur astronomy to come
and have a look through the Zeiss telescope and learn about telescopes and what
can be seen in the night sky.

For seasoned observers, we hope you'll bring along your own telescopes to give
the evenings a real "star party" feel. We hope to foster a bigger interest in
getting out there and doing observing, rather than just listening to someone
lecturing about it.

We would welcome any member wishing to help by taking an active role in these
observing evenings or even just to suggest objects they might like to observe.

Membership access to the observatory

We have introduced an 'Induction' process for everyone attending
the observatory.

This is in the form of a document containing all known Health & Safety aspects
relative to our activities at the Observatory plus other operational
information. Members will be given a briefing and asked to sign that they have
received the briefing.

Members are encouraged to gain 'Key Holder Status' allowing them total
access to the observatory once they have attended a briefing session. Those
attending the briefing will be given an Observatory Guide. The guide contains
everything observers need to know to operate the observatory properly and
safely. Those wishing to use the observatory will need to familiarise themselves
with the guide and follow it when using the observatory. We hope that the
improved access to the telescope, coupled with the Society monthly observing
sessions, will encourage more members to have a go using the observatory and
develop their interest in astronomy.

Basic astronomy

Thanks to a grant from the Farnborough Area Association of the Civil Service
Sports Council, we now have a digital projector fitted in the clubroom.

This season our Monthly Basic Astronomy classes (8 in total) will be tailored to
our 'students' requirements. To receive details of the Basic Astronomy course
please book your place with me. Those booking early will have the option of
choosing the topics for the course.

Recruitment Stand

Sometime in September, date to be decided we will have our recruitment
stand in the Concourse of Qinetiq. We will also be looking for volunteers to man
the stand. Even if it's only for 15 minutes it will help.

Thursday Surgery

I attend the observatory each Thursday from 11:00 to 14:00, this is for members
who wish to do day light / Solar observing, training on the Zeiss Telescope,
using the library etc. And I'm there to help members with any
astronomy-related
problems or even just a chat. I also use the time to maintain the observatory
and telescopes..or even to collect
SUBS.

I am also thinking about setting up an evening surgery for those can't
make the lunchtime session. If this would be of interest to you please let me
know.

Other Activities / Events

The Society is a member of the Southern Area Group of Astronomy Societies
(SAGAS) that have quarterly meetings and other events, including

the IOW star
party March 10th to 14th

SAGAS summer
event (conference).

Federation of Astronomy Societies (FAS)

Conference in
Cambridge, Saturday 9th October.

Intech at
Winchester

Telescope
clinic Wednesday November 10th & January 26th.
This event is open to the public and involves us having a stand and helping
the public, showing them how to use their telescopes. Also there is a
Planetarium show to end the evening. Volunteers required. A fun
evening.

December 5th
is the first of an Astronomers Day. A conference with 'workshops',
lectures and other activities just for members of Astro Societies to attend
and enjoy.